Legislative information
Session outcomes, reports to the Minnesota Legislature and other background
Latest news
Piper highlights new funding to improve safety at Minnesota Security Hospital
06-14-2017
Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper visited St. Peter on June 14 to highlight significant investments in Minnesota Security Hospital, including completion of a major renovation and the hiring of nearly 150 new employees over the next three years. The changes will improve care and safety for patients and staff. In 2017, Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators approved $70.2 million to renovate Minnesota Security Hospital and create safer working conditions for employees. An additional $22.8 million was passed in the 2017 session to increase safety by adding 146 employees.
Fact sheets on 2017 legislative session now available
Fact sheets on human services legislation enacted into law in the 2017 session are now available online. The fact sheets from the Minnesota Department of Human Services provide details on newly approved initiatives that will improve safety net services for people in state-operated facilities, expand options to help people with disabilities and older adults live independently, and replace technology needed to effectively deliver human services across Minnesota. Other key proposals – including efforts to improve access to dental care and strengthen child care – were not funded this year. Read more.
More information about the 2018-19 state budget
Minnesota’s budget for the 2018-19 biennium (two-year cycle) runs from July 1, 2017, until June 30, 2019. Both the operating budget and the capital budget were enacted by the 2017 Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton. The capital budget is funded primarily by issuing state bonds for items such as renovation and construction of state facilities. Detailed information on both the operating budget and the capital budget is available on the Minnesota Management and Budget website.
News releases
- Investment in statewide network of community behavioral health hospitals is starting to pay dividends
- Integrated Health Partnerships improve health, reduce the cost of care
- Proposal would increase access to dental services for nearly 1.1 million Minnesotans
- New funding would address child care, early education issues
- Substance use disorder treatment reform proposal will help more Minnesotans on path to recovery
- Record amounts of drugs seized in Minnesota
- New services proposed to help people with disabilities find paying jobs in community
- Piper urges safety improvements for Security Hospital
- Human Services budget proposals announced
Resources
- HHS bill as signed into law
- Governor's budget recommendations for the FY 2018-19 biennium
- Commissioner Piper's letter to House and Senate conference committee 05-08-17 (PDF)
- Commissioner Piper's letter to House and Senate conference committee 04-26-17 (PDF)
- Side-by-side comparison of Gov. Dayton's and Legislature's budget proposals (PDF)
- Department of Human Services overview (PPT)
- Department of Human Services budget recommendations (PDF)
- Department of Human Services bonding recommendations (PPT)
- Direct Care and Treatment budget proposal (PPT)
- IT systems transformation (PDF)